Help wanted: Projections of job and education requirements through 2018, 2010

This report presents national forecasts of jobs and education in the US in five sections: 1) an inventory of the 2008 recession, 2) projections of educational demand by 2018, 3) projections of educational demand by occupation, 4) projections of educational demand by industry, and 5) the relationships between education, wages, and occupational choice. 

Category: Current Research
Publication Date: 2010

How Do I Pay for College?

This packet identifies the various types of financial aid resources, explains the steps to completing the FAFSA, describes the DC Tuition Assistance Program, and lists common scholarship opportunities and resources available for students residing in the District of Columbia.

Category: Financial Aid
Publication Date: 2017

Increasing College Opportunity for Low-Income Students: Promising Models and a Call to Action, 2014

The Executive Office of the President and the Department of Education engaged with leading experts to identify the barriers to increasing college opportunity and helping and encouraging low-income students to apply, enroll, and succeed in college. They identified four key areas of work to promote college opportunity:
•    Connecting more low-income students to colleges where they can succeed and encouraging completion 
•    Increasing the pool of students preparing for college
•    Reducing inequalities in college advising and test preparation
•    Seeking breakthroughs in remedial education
 

Category: Current Research
Publication Date: 2014

Job-Applications.com

This website provides tools for interviewing and applying directly to jobs online.

Source: Job-Applications.com
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, Tools for Advisers
Publication Date: 2018

Jung Typology Test

A personality test based on Carl Jung's and Isabel Briggs Myers' approach to personality. Results of this test will help you identify careers, colleges, and job training programs most suitable for your personality type.

Source: Humanmetrics Inc.
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, Tools for Advisers
Publication Date: 2018

Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), projects the number of high school graduates in the US from school years 2000-01 through 2031-32. The data are disaggregated by state and region, public and private schools, and race/ethnicity.

Category: Current Research
Publication Date: 2016

O*NET OnLine

The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) OnLine has detailed career descriptions for use by students, counselors, job seekers, and others. Counselor resources include the Career Exploration Tools, O*NET OnLine, and OnLine's Skills Search. Students can learn more about a specific occupation from My Next Move or discover occupations suited for them through the Interest Profiler and Work Importance Profiler assessments.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA)
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, Tools for Advisers
Publication Date: 2018

Pathways To Success: Integrating Learning with Life and Work to Increase National College Completion

In 2011, the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance held a hearing and asked experts to address the 1) barriers to access and persistence, 2) best practices, and 3) the role of the federal government in serving nontraditional students.  

Category: Current Research
Publication Date: 2012

Pennsylvania Career Zone

This website provides tools and assessments for career exploration and preparation.

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, Tools for Advisers
Publication Date: 2018

Questions and Answers: Financial Aid and Undocumented Students

The US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office compiled this list of questions and answers about federal student aid eligibilty and application for undocumented (Dreamers and DACA) students.

Source: US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office
Category: Financial Aid
Publication Date: 2015